Convert Cisco Aircap 1702I into Autonomous mode

What you need?

DB9 Female to RJ45 Console Cable
Latest OS with K9w7 name (if you don’t have Cisco contract search with specific file name and see if someone have shared the file”
Cisco power adapter/Poe switch
Network cable
System with DB9 port(old laptops/Desktop)
Tftp Application
Putty/Hyperterminal

Step1 : Connect Cisco device with Power adapter and second port of power adapter/switch with Desktop

Step 2: Open Putty and click on serial

Step 3: Connect Cisco terminal

Step 4: Enter username en and Password Cisco (C capital)

Step 5: Boot again with power off or BOOT command & press Escape

You will enter in Rommon Mode “ap:”

Step 6: Download image and rename with Default eg c1520-k9w7-xx.152-4.JA1 with c1520-k9w7-tar.default

Step 7: Open Tftp server and disable window firewall , locate the directory where downloaded image is saved

Step 8: Change ip of PC with 10.0.0.0.1 subnet : 255.255.255.0 gate way : 10.0.0.0.2 (Gateway of PC will the ip of Cisco Ap and viceversa)

Step 9: Comeback on console and Initialize the flash

ap : flash_init

Step 10. ap: set IP_ADDR x.x.x.x (use this ip 10.0.0.0.2 if you have assigned 10.0.0.0.2 as gateway of PC)

ap: set NETMASK x.x.x.x (eg: 255.255.255.0)

Step 11: ap: tftp_init

Step 12. ap: ether_init – NOTE: during this time it’s not possible to ping.

Step 14. ap: set BOOT flash://c1520-k9w7-mx.152-4.JA1/c1520-k9w7-xx.152-4.JA1

Step 15 ap: boot

Done